First Sentence

"This volume includes three items: first, a penetrating essay by cultural historian Lisa Frank on Eleanor Marx, the daughter of Karl Marx (founder of the scientific-socialist orientation that was later labeled "Marxism"); next, and most important, an account of the American working class by Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling; and third, a stimulating reflection by labor ana- lyst and journalist Kim Moody on the relevance of this century old report for today's labor movement."